ISO 18616-1:2016规定了四种主要类型的可重复使用硬塑料配电箱，用于从制造点到零售服务点的分销系统中产品的搬运、运输、储存和展示领域的通用用途: a） 刚性平行六面体和矩形盒（可堆叠盒）； b） 可折叠的盒子； c） 可嵌套的盒子； d） 可嵌套和堆叠的盒子。 这些盒子基于600 mm×400 mm、600 mm×500 mm、550 mm×366 mm的模块化面积及其细分。本文件定义了硬质塑料配电箱的主要类型、尺寸、安全性、名称、标记和标签。 ISO 18616-1:2016针对可回收运输系统中的通用应用而设计。对于汽车工业应用，可参考ISO 19709-1、ISO/TS 19709-2和ISO/TS 19709-3。

ISO 18616-1:2016 specifies the four main types of reusable, rigid plastic distribution boxes for general purpose application in the fields of handling, transport, storage and display of products in distribution systems from the point of manufacture to the point of retail services: a) rigid parallelepipedic and rectangular boxes (stackable boxes); b) foldable boxes; c) nestable boxes; d) nestable and stackable boxes. These boxes are based on the modular area 600 mm × 400 mm, 600 mm × 500 mm, 550 mm × 366 mm and subdivisions of them. This document defines the main types of rigid plastic distribution boxes, dimensions, safety, designation, marking and labeling. ISO 18616-1:2016 is designed for general purpose applications in a returnable transport system. For automotive industry application, ISO 19709？1, ISO/TS 19709？2 and ISO/TS 19709-3 can be referenced.